Battery: Servicing During Use; Battery Charging Procedure; Battery Troubleshooting And Preventative Maintenance - Honda C50 Shop Manual

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turn signal lamps w ill discharg e a fully charged bQttery within 40 - -
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5 . BA TIERY CHARGING PROCEDURE
The instru ctions for normal and rapid charging ore of follows :
Normal charge Rapid charge
Connection
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Charger
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Connect the charger
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to th e battery
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When charging two or more batteries at a
t ime, perf orm th e charging in series.
Charging current role
0 .2A
0 .6- l.OA
Checking for
(1)
Specific gravity : 1 .260-1.280
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Specific gravity: 1 .260-1 .280
full charg e
(20°C : 68 ° Fl maintained constant maintained !20 ° C: 68°Fl
(2)
Voltage: Battery attains and maintain
(2)
Vo ltage: When Iorge volume
a voltage over 7.5V when of gas is emitted f rom the bot-
charged at 0.2A tery
(in about
2-3 hours for
The battery is ful ly charged when the fully discharged battery!, reduce
above condition is obtained. During the charging rote to 0.2A.
final phose of cha rging, Iorge volume of Battery is fully charged w hen a
gas will be emitted. vo ltage of 7.5V is maintained
Charging duration
By this method, a fully discharged battery By thiS method,
0
fully discharged
will be fully charged in approximately
battery will
be full y charg ed in
12-13 hours. approximately 3-4 hours.
Remarks (1) When the charging is urgent, quick charging method may be used, however,
the recommended charging cu rr ent rote should be under 2A.
!21 If the charger is equipped with a timer, the specified method shou ld be followed.
(3)
The rapid charge method above refers to battery charging
charger.
6. TROUBLE SHOOTING AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
The battery is being recharged all the while the
engine is running . Further, while running, the load such
as the use of the turn signal lamps horn are placed on
the battery (discharged!, as the resu lt, the battery is
qeing discharged at the same time it is being re-
charged. In the long run, the discharge and the
recharge is in balance. The system has been designed
in this manner. Under certain condition when the
balance is upset, then trouble develops.
To obtain maximum life from the battery, it is
necessary to locale t his trouble and toke the appro-
priate action early. ,
The trouble to the battery are mainly exte rnal
such as cracked case, broken terminal. disconnected
lead wire. The battery condition, trouble, corrective
action ore shown in the following table.
figure
5-20.
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